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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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